Cooler air settles in Philadelphia before another warmup this weekend. Here's the weather forecast.
Welcome to October! It sure feels like fall weather in the Philadelphia region, and it will for a few days, thanks to an area of high pressure that moved in from the north and brought cooler, drier air down from Canada to the Northeast.
Break out the sweatshirts, maybe even the light jackets in the morning as temperatures start in the 50s to near 60 on Wednesday, with widespread 40s and low 50s by Thursday and Friday morning.
A breeze has swept Tuesday's cloud cover from Imelda away as the storm and Humberto continue to churn off the coast. We'll have clear skies during this cool spell, clouding up a bit on Friday.
This high pressure will stick around for a few days before moving east. When that occurs, our temps will go back up, and low 80s are expected this weekend, even mid-80s by early next week.
No rain is in sight until at least Wednesday of next week.
We have a few things we are tracking in the NEXT Weather Center here in Philadelphia, namely, both Humberto and Imelda in the Atlantic. Imelda is now a hurricane, set to strengthen as it approaches Bermuda Wednesday evening, while Humberto continues to weaken to the north.
One thing to note: Rip currents and rough surf will be felt on and along all beaches and shore points. Boaters should proceed with caution and pay attention to any alerts that may be issued.
Otherwise, no other tropical areas of interest are in sight at the moment. While the tropical season still has two months left, we are past the peak of the season with no landfalling systems so far. Fingers crossed this trend continues.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Wednesday: Cooler, sunny. High 73, Low 58.
Thursday: Feels like Fall. High 71, Low 51.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High 73, Low 49.
Saturday: Warming up. High 81, Low 52.
Sunday: Sunny and warm. High 82, Low 55.
Monday: Sunny skies. High 84, Low 58.
Tuesday: Not like fall at all. High 84, Low 63.
